Sometimes life plays out like fiction. On June 9th I decided to take a photograph in my Cameroon Indomitable Lions uniform in anticipation of the World Cup fiesta set to begin on June 12th. When I got home that day and opened my university email, I found a very interesting email from photojournalist Douglas Zimmerman:
“Hi Dr. Ashuntantang,
My name is Doug Zimmerman and I am a freelance photographer who will be photographing the fans of different nations here in America this World Cup.
I came across your blog post about being from Cameroon and a soccer fan and was wondering if you will be watching the game this upcoming Friday in the Hartford, CT area? I would love to get some photographs if you will be watching it with some friend and/or family and talk to you about your experiences being a soccer fan if possible.
I’ve always felt that he World Cup has the ability to bring together people for a common passion. I want to explore that in photographing the many diverse communities in America, through the lens of soccer fandom…”
And so it happened…Douglas and his cameras were there on June 13th 2014 at Damon’s Tavern in West Hartford to document as my family watched the Indomitable Lions take on Mexico in their 7th world cup appearance.
